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Though lackluster in Louisville (American Association) in 1942 in his sixth season in the Red Sox farm system, Karl made the ML with the'@-(((1943 Red Sox because of the WWII player shortage. His 67 appearances and 15 saves for the 1945 Phillies were NL highs. (AL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 19, 1945: In game two of a doubleheader against the Reds, 37-year-old slugger Jimmie Foxx makes his first ML start pitching, the first seven innings for the Philadelphia Blue Jays. He leaves with a 4–1 lead, and Andy Karl saves Foxx's only ML decision, a 6–2 final. Double X's ERA in 10 ML appearances is 1.52. The lidlifter goes the Phils as well, 5–0, though they are mathematically eliminated from a 1st place finish.